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Originally Posted by Jake Wade
Then why crutch it with a paltry CR? Isn't "more power" what we all seek?
We all want snappy, off idle, seat of the pants, response, feel, torque.
Cylinder pressure is one of the keys to performance.
Up the compression ratio or tame the cam in the 290 HP version.
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Because the compression ratio isnt the problem. Its the 40 year old camshaft with lazy ramps and bleeds off too much cylinder pressure. Dont confuse what I said. Camshaft timing will absolutely effect cylinder pressure. What I said was compression doesnt have anything to do with camshaft selection.
On a 4 stroke engine, like the 290hp crate engine, we have INTAKE, COMPRESSION, POWER, EXHAUST
Now what does a camshaft do? It feeds the engine with air and fuel on the intake stroke, right? What is the camshaft doing on the compression stroke?